Seventeenth National Irrigation Congress Invited to Spokane
An invitation from the National Irrigation Congress Board of Control urges editors and staff to attend the Spokane gathering August 9 to 14, 1909. Theodore Roosevelt praises the congress as a key unofficial body shaping irrigation drainage forestry roads and home building policy.
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Seventeenth National Irrigation Congress
Spokane
Wash
Daily Item
National Irrigation Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
Board of Control
Arthur Hooker
What is a Tariff expert
Grandpa explains a Tariff expert as a politician who advocates free trade in campaigns but supports protection for local industries when tariffs are revised He argues a true Tariff expert remains consistent and protected in revenue only There are also factory owners and Republicans who claim protecting interests while praising free lists in varying degrees The remark ends with a newspaper citation from the Tiffin Ohio Tribune
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Patent Office
Washington
Hen Jones
Tiffin
Ohio) Tribune
Duty on Lemons Raised Amid Foreign Count Protests
The lemon import duty was increased despite protests from foreign counts. Officials cited market and trade balance concerns while noting continued negotiations with European powers.
Widow Held as Slayer in Daniels Case
Coroner's inquest in Wilkes Barre establishes that Anthony Daniels died in a fire and his widow and former boarder Andrew Olshefski are jailed on murder charges. Testimony notes frequent quarrels and Olshefski's beating of Daniels.
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Wilkes-Barre
Anthony Daniels
Daniels
Andrew Olshefski
Girl's Slayer Sentenced in Centreville Murder
John Junkin, an African American man, was found guilty of murdering Clara Rosen, an Ottumwa choir singer, and sentenced by Judge M A Roberts to be hanged on July 29, 1910. He was sent to Fort Madison prison for safekeeping until execution.
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Centreville
John Junkin
Clara Rosen
M. A. Roberts
Junkin
Fort Madison
Legacy of Lynch Threats and Mobile Custody in State History
The text recalls a period when mobs threatened lynching, prompting secret removals of Junkin from town to town. Repeated danger led to the assembly of troops to guard the African American individual and secure safer passage under state law.
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Junkin
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